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RELIGIOUS READING.
What is Life ?

What is Life?
A little crib beside the bed,
A little face above the spread,
A little frock behind the door,
A little shoe upon the floor.
A little lad, with dark brown hair,
A little blue-eyed face and fair,
A little lane that leads to school,
a little pencil, slate and rule.
A little blithesome, winsome maid,
A little hand within his laid;
A little cottage, acres four,
A little old-time fashioned store.
A little family gathering round,
A little turf-heaped, tear-dewed mound !;
A little added to his soil,
A little rest from hardest toll
A little silver in his hair;
A little stool and easy chair;
A little night Of earth-lit gloom;
A little cortege to the tomb.
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Farm and Garden Notes.

Treat all plants as weeds when they
are growing where not wanted.
Apply long, strawy manure to heavy
soils, to render them open and porous.
1t will pay to pile the manure year
before it is used, turning it about twice
and keeping it moist.
Interest is like an open faucet to the
molasses barrel. The molasses will run
out slowly; but it will all get out.
No matter how hard the farmer works.
if he does not labor with skill he cannot
keep up with the progress OF the times.
Like produces like, and it is impossi-
BILE after grain is put into the bin to tell
whether it came from large, vigorous
plant or not.
High farming is precisely like the
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The Real Ruler.

This free country!
Well, may be.
So long as you haven't
A baby.
Young or old, tho golden
Or gray be
Our heads, we're all ruled by
A baby.
Fond and foolish the words that
We say be
When we bow to that tyrant,
The baby.
The wise mans fool and
A gaby
And q hobby-horse for his
Own baby.
But of lights in our home, where'd
A ray be
Without that bright cherub,
The baby!
Then hallowed and blest let
The day be
That brought that dear despot,
The baby!
Boston Globe
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AGRICULTURAL.
TOPICS OF INTEREST RELATIVE
TO FARM AND GARDEN.
Root Grating.


Most of the apple trees sold by nursery
men are root grated. There are several
advantages and some disadvantages of
this method of obtaining trees. The
natural stock if top grated can make
but one tree; but by using small pieces
of roots two or more gratis may be in-
serted in those from single stock. In
rich, we'll cultivated ground the length
of root to be grated makes little differ
eren; in the growth, as the new plant
soon puts forth roots Of its own. For
convenience in planting, the root is
usually made very small. The roots to
be grated may be taken up in the fall
and packed in sand to keep them from
drying out. Grating may be done
through the winter, as it requires Is, 600
to 90, 600 trees to set an acre, it furnishes
employment for several hands in large
nursery for a considerable time. The
graft after insertion is bound by strip
of waxcd cloth, made especially for this
purpose, and much more convenient
than using grating wax from the roll.
Buds seldom start from the root, and
the entire tree is thus Of the same kind
as the graft. With some OF the less
hardy or vigorous varieties cf apples
this is not as well, and such varieties
should be top grated on stocks of ap-
proved vigor and hardness. Culticator.
Roads.
Good roads not only save ho'sefesh,
but vehicles. Take what are ordinarily
called "good roads" and bad roads. ="
and vehicle used on the first only will
last twice as long, at least, as one used
on the latter only. No one can doubt
that country reads would be fifty per
cent. better than they now are, if the la
Dor and money put upon them were prop
erly applied. How to have that work
and money properly used is the matter to
be discussed now, that the best methods
may be ready for adoption when the sea-
son for road making comes. Whether
or not the road bed should be only sur
face-drained. or unc cr- drained with tile,
or by putting in corduroy foundation;
whether or not gravel or plank should be
used; how best to use gravel, or plank,
or tile--these arc points to be decided
before spring. The Farmers Club should
also discuss specifically the repair of each
highway in the neighborhood. This will
lead, among other things, to an under
standing whether or not it will be proper
to shorten highway by Strengthening it;
whether road that now goes around
hill should be carried over it by grading
down the hill, or whether making road
longer by carrying it around hill will
be compensated for by the less grade;
how to keep weeds from growing in the
highwa, s, to seed the adjacent land, and
many other points which, thus being set
tied, would greatly add to the improve
ment of the roads.-American Ayricutt-
uralist.
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BOOKS AND LIFE.

Truths there are 1 read in books
OF the poets and the sages,
Who, from out their solitude,
Speak the oracleS Of ages.
Ave, find some lowly life,
That. in far-transcendiug beauty.
Wrought these truths unconsciously
In the living form of duty.
Back come unto my books,
And am no idle dreamer,
And the poet is not mad,
Nor the sage subtle schemer.
lido Il. Ahlborn, in lnteT-Orean.
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Insects injure United States agriculture
fonr hundred million dollars annually.
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As water runs down from the swelling
hills, aud flows together in the lowly
vale, so grace flows not but into humble
hearts.
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Christians are often employed in dig
giug wells to find comfort, and the
deeper they 60 the darker they get; the
Fountain of life, salvation and comfort,
is above; call upon thy God aud look
up, aud the light of His love will soon
cheer thee.
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the black brute because of the bones she
has broken with the vigorous swing of
her trunk.
Bismar; k, now with the John Robinson
show, is another trcacherous brute with
a bad record. About three years ago he
killed John King, well known elephant
trainer and performer, by buttlng HIM
against the end of car ut Charlotte
Vile, Va.
Golddust, one of the performing ele-
plants with Forepaugh's elephant
Band requires constant watching to
prevent him from doing damage. In the
summer of 1881 he disemboweled man
in Worcester, Mass, with stroke OF his
tusk. Last season he was rented to
Frank Robb mss show. At one of the
show stands Golddust got loose and got
into the woods. Craig, the boss animal
man, went to bring him in and nearly
lost his life for his rashness in going
alone. AS soon as Craig got near the
elephant the latter rnshed at him, and
with o swinging blow OF his trunk
knocked him scnseless. Fortunately for
himself Craig fell between the trunks OF
a clump of trees, and the angry monster
could not reach him, and he was res
cued without scrions damage.
Pickaninny, the little clown elephant,
known all over the country on account
of his funny performances with the
clown, Charlie Mccarthy. was perform
inc at Slocum's Minstrels several weeks
ago and kept his temper we'll enough un-
til the last night, when he took notion
to play the bad elephant. He started by
knocking his keeper down and then
picked him up and threw him against
the wall. The man was nearly dead
when Mccarthy rascued him
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four inches square, by tour ana one 'hal1
inches deep; two quarts, five inches
SQUARE, five and three. eighths inches
deep: three quarts, six inches square, five
and thrcc-ffths inches deep, and four
quart size six and threc-fourths inches
square, five and ninc-tenths inches deep.
Do not send half fat or otherwise mean
chickens to market. Send the fat ones
and feed the under,ings little longer.
1t is the even lot of any stock animal as
well as birds that brings the most money.
Take special care in picking and packing.
Here again is where money is lost. No
man will buy nasty lot of fowls II he
can get those clean and nicely picked,
and then never at paying price to the
grower Take lesson from the city
merchant. See how nicely the packages
look. 1t is one OF the "tricks of the
trade" and an essential and honest one.
The fault more often lies with the farmer
than with the commission man that the
shipper does not get reumneratlve re-
turns.
A cow in milk should never he driven
faster than a walk. Good cows have
large and we'll filled udders, which cause
pain to them if they are hurried or
driven in a run, as by careless boy or q
dog. Besides, there is danger of over
heating the blood and milk, and thus
greatly injuring it and rendering it un-
wholesome. The common companion of
the "cow boy" is his dog. Every owner
of COWS should understand that dogs ex-
cite and worry COWS. and this ought to
teach him that dogs should never be al
lowed to come near them. We have seen
farmer send dog to bring up the
COWS, and he would bring them on q
dead run. The dog was less at fault than
the man, and he did as he was told with.
out knowing how much injury he was
! doing.
The Russellville Democrat. [volume] (Russellville, Ark.) 1875-1898, 1887-11-16
An Honest Physicians Candid
AcknOWIedg cement.

Occasionally there are candid and
fearless men in the medical profess
sion who, though strict adherents
and opponents of professional
"ethics" are yet too noble minded to
be hampered by prejudices and SUI
perstition about ''ethics" when suf-
fering humanity is concerned, men
who will speak the truth as they
know it IN behalf of anything, and
to whom proprietary medicine is
not scare crow nor bugaboo, sim
ply because it goes by that name,
but who investigate its merits by
experiments, and when it proves to
be what it claims to be, at once step
to the front and frankly acknowl-
edge It's merits and commend it to
suffering humanity everywhere.
Such a man is DR.. J. N. Cheney, an
eminent and well known physician,
living at Ellaville, Schley county,
Georgia, who, in a letter to the
Swift Specific Company, dated March
81, 1887, says, in reference to their
famous medicine:
"Your 5. S. S. medicine has revo-
lutionized the old school practice OF
medicine, OF which am bold to say
I am faithful disciple. The dan
ger Of mercurial treatment for blood
poison is known to all. The profes
sion bias for centuries sought a
harmless cure, but in vain, and il
had become settled belief that it
could only be cured by mineral and
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medicine a safe and harmless cure
for the worst forms of blood poison
has been found Your s. S. s. is a
boon to humanity. ] have never
failed to make safe, perfect and
permanent cure where the patients
have followed your directions faith.
fully
Treatise on blood and skin dis
eases mailed free.
For sale by all druggists.
The SWIFT SPECIFIC Co, Drawer 3,
Atlanta, Ga
The Russellville Democrat. [volume] (Russellville, Ark.) 1875-1898, 1887-11-16
The Arkansas Exposition, viii

THE Arkansas Exposition, which
according to the programme adopt
ed by its management, closes Ito
morrow, can very properly be said
TO have been a grand success. AS
was intended from the first it has
been exclusively an exposition OF
Arkansas products, and considering
the fact that but sixteen counties
out of the seventy five in the State
have sent in general exhibits,
enough is there displayed TO demon
strate the wonderful resources OF
Arkansas and the capabilities OF
her soil. The displays of fruits,
grains, grasses, timber, minerals and
vegetables are quite creditable. The
art and educational departments are
we'll filled and deeply interesting.
Nearly every town and county in the
State added its mite to these i'm
portant and cultured branches.
Taken all in all the State exposition
of 1887 has fully met the expecta-
tions of its friends and the promises
of its projectors, and is an earnest
of the magnificent display which
will be made next year, If every
county in the State will but do Its
duty.
The Russellville Democrat. [volume] (Russellville, Ark.) 1875-1898, 1887-11-16

THE brilliant administration vic
tory in New York last Tuesday has
finally settled the question OF Mr..
Cleveland's nomination by the DEM
ocratic national convention next
wear. With three fourths Of the
term OF the democratic adminlstra-
ton passed, it cannot be said in
truth that tue party is not in every
respect stronger before the people
than in 1884. Mr.. Cleveland's ad.
ministration has not been striking
ly brilliant nor dashy, but 1t has
been sound, practical, business like
and prudent. That is the kind OF
administration Of government that
best suits the masses of the people
so it will not be denied that the
elections just held indicate uner-
ringly that the present administra-
ton has firm hold on the peoples
affections. Mr.. Cleveland has en-
deavored to be president of the
whole people and not merely presi'
dent OF the democratic party. H'
has many times displeased his party
friends, and at other times he has
displeased that element Of independ
ent voters which contributed NJ
small share toward his election
But he has done well. For a mar
placed in the trying position OF ex
ecutive and head Of party that ha:
been out Of place and power TO
twenty-five years, he has, during thu
three years past, done remarkably
well. The administrator has made
friends among the solid business ell
ement of the country. 1t has inaug
urated many needed reforms ant
corrected many abuses. In short
IL may be SAID that the people bein!
pleased with Mr. Cleveland and hi
administration, will re-elect him tri
umphantly one year hence to hol.
for another term the position he nov
/ fills so aeceptabiy.
The Russellville Democrat. [volume] (Russellville, Ark.) 1875-1898, 1887-11-16
Trustees Land Sale.

Byvirtue Of the power vested in me as trus-
tee under ed Of a. 5. Colyer and wife, re-
corded in book ~, pages 222 ana a2b In the
recorders ofice Of Pope county, state of Ar
kansas. will sell on the a5tn OF November,
! sS7, at the door OF the court house OF said
county, at Russellyille, Arkansas, to the high
est bidder, for cash, and free from the equity
OF redemption and free. from dover, the fol-
lowing described lands situated in said coun-
ty. to wit.
The south half OF the south east quarter of
section Twenty-Five; the south half OF the
south half OF section twenty three; the SOUTH
west quarter OF the Southwest quarter of sec
tion twenty four; the west half and
the north west quarter OF the southeast
quarter Of section twenty five; section
twenty-six; the east half ana the east
half OF the south west quarter OF section TWEEN
ty-seyen; the north half of the north half and
the south east quarter OF the northeast quar-
ter OF section thirty -four; the north half OF
the north half OF section thirty and the
north half of the north West quarter OF section
thirty six, all in township seven, north. range
eighteen, west. JAS. A. PITCHER,
noy-23 Trustee.
The Russellville Democrat. [volume] (Russellville, Ark.) 1875-1898, 1887-11-16

HEAVY and sour bread or biscuit
has 4 vast influence through the di
gestiye organs upon the measure OF
health we enjoy. How important to
our present happiness and future
usefulness the blessing Of good
health and a sound constitution are,
we can only realize when we have
lost them, and when it Is too late to
repair the damage. Notwithstand
ing these facts, thousands Of people
daily jeopardize not only their health
but heir lives, and the healths and
lives Of others, by using articles in
the preparation of their food the pur
ity and healthfulness of which they
know nothing. Perhaps few cents
may have been saved, or it may
have been more convenint to obtain
the articles used, and the housekeep
er takes the responsibility and pos
sibly will never know the mischief
that has been wrought. Paterfami-
las may have spells of headache,
the children may have lost their ap
petites, or look pale; If so, the true
cause is rarely suspected. The
weather, the lack Of outdoor air or
some other cause, is given, and the
unwholesome, poisonous system Of
adulterated food goes on. Next to
the -four, which should be made of
good, sound wheat and not ground
too fine, the yeast or baking powder,
which furnishes the rising proper
ties, is of the greatest Importance,
and OF the two we prefer baking
powder, and always use the Royal,
as we thereby retain the original
properties Of the wheat, no ferment
alton taking place. The action Of
the Royal Baking Powder upon the
dough is simply to swell it and form
little cells through every part.
These cells are filled with carbonic
acid gas, which passes off during
the process of baking.
The Russellville Democrat. [volume] (Russellville, Ark.) 1875-1898, 1887-11-16

IT cannot be denied that the mar
kets for many of the most impor-
tant products of the country are con-
trolled by combinations and svndi,
Gates that manage to so regulate
prices as TO ABSORB nearly if not
quite all the profits that legitimate
ly belong to the producers. The
effect has been to rob and impover-
ish the producers in many in
stances, and to bring them into a
condition of practical slavery to the
rapacious schemers who control
the markets. Probably no class OF
producers in the country has suffer
ed more from the power of these
combinations than cotton planters,
wheat growers and pork raisers
The prices of these commodities
are SO fixed and the trade so manip-
ulated that the demand seems to
have no effect on the market. There
is but one way to correct the abuses
and dangerous tendencies Of this
growing evil, and that is for the gov
eminent to extend its strong arm
for the protection of the people
against the manipulations of these
commercial Shylocks. Congress
will soon be in session and here a
golden opportunity will be given the
country's law makers 20 dc some
practical work in the interest of the
common .people-the bone and sin.
ew OF the country.
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EXECUTION SALE.

Notice is hereby given, that ! will, during
the hours prescribed by law for making judi
cial sales, on the oath day or November. 1887.
at the courthouse door, in the town Of Russell
vile, in Pope county, Arkansas. at public
cutlery, to the highest bidder, on q credit OF
three months, sell the following described
lands lying in Pope county, arkansas. to wit
Part u of the W y of sec. 26, tp. Z,
range 20, west containing 3ah acres and part
OF the N w Il OF the W Il, same section, town
ship and range, and containing ~ Il acres
and in the aggregate 65 acres; and Of the
lands of r. S. Hays, to satisfy an execution
thereon levied, issued in favor OF Martha A..
Livingston, administrators Of the estate OF s.
a. Buck, decd by the Pope circuit court upon
a judgment in force in said court in favor OF
the SAID :. a. Buck against X. s. Hays for
93 and interest thereon from the 22d day OF
December, 1884, that said land will be offered
for sale in lots OF twenty acres, beginning at
the northeast corner of part of the northeast
OF the southwest quarter OF sec. &c tip. Z n range
twonty west. Purchaser Will be required 20
give approved security.
JoHs r.. YOUNG, Sheriff.
BY j. II. OATES, Dep'ty sheriff.
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Big BIazes.

On the 18th Mrs. yan Alstine's
hotel at Armstrong Springs, near
Searcy, was burned to ashes end ey
erything lost except a piano. The
loss will be $4,000 to $4,000.
The residence Of Col. I. II. Simms
and the Presbyterian church were
burned at Washington, Ark, on the
14th inst.
The Mountain aud Van Wrinkle
hotels at Fayetteville were badly
damaged by fire on the l4th
The Frisco railway depot at Hack
ct City, sixteen miles south Of TT.
Smith, WAS burned ON the 18Th, to-
The Russellville Democrat. [volume] (Russellville, Ark.) 1875-1898, 1887-11-16

The celebrated case Of Rev. W..
NJ. Robinson against Revs. Winfield
and Rutledge, for SANDER, was con-
cluded in the federal court at Little
Rock last Saturday. The jury gave
verdict in favor of Mr.. Robinson
and placed the damages at $500.
The suit was founded on the publ
cation of letter in Dir. Winfield s
paper written by Rutledge charging
Mr.. Robinson with running a sport
ing house at Reelfoot lake, near Mi
lon, Tenn. At the conclusion of the
trial, Judge Caldwell in his charge
to the jury said that clear case of
SANDER had been proven and that
the defense had failed to introduce
a single witness to prove to the con-
trary
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gether with about 300 bales Of cot
ton and some other freight. Loss
estimated at $4,000, which falls en-
tlrely on the railroad company.
One of the most destructive fires
Little Rock ever had occurred on
the 14th, caused, it is thought, from
a cigarette in the hands of a care
less boy. The fire originated in the
cotton warehouse in the rear of the
old Gazette building and spread
with great rapidity to all the build
ings fronting on the river between
Cumberland and Msin streets. The
loss is placed at 100000. 4973
bales Of cotton were lost, valued at
$4,000. The amount of insurance
is not yet known, but it is thought
not enough to cover the loss.
The Russellville Democrat. [volume] (Russellville, Ark.) 1875-1898, 1887-11-16

Bur four of the convicted anarch-
lists were hung after all. These
were Fisher, Parsons, Spies and
Engel Swab and Fielden were
sent to prison for life, and Ling com
mitted suicide by blowing the top
of his head off with small bomb
which he held in his mouth. There
was no attempt at violence and the
officers of the law carried out the
sentence of the court unmolested.
1t is hoped the terrible fate of these
misguided men will have a whole
some effect in producing greater
respect for law and order.
The Russellville Democrat. [volume] (Russellville, Ark.) 1875-1898, 1887-11-16


MANY Of the friends of John G..
Holland. OF Searcy, have been men
tioning him In connection with the
Auditor of State at the next elec
ton. His long and capable service
as clerk Of the House and secretary
OF the Senate has made him a host
of friends throughout the state and
his service as clerk In the Auditors
Office make him familiar with the
routine Of work and most capable
man for the place. Should he
yield to the wishes Of his friends
and become a candidate for the
place, ne will have strong support.
--MorrlIton Headlight.
There Is no better man for the
place in the State. Hoaest and
capable, he fills the JedersoDssn re-
anirements 10 a 7.
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FROM the published accounts we
Judge that the days set apart for
drummers and school children at
the exposition were the most sue
cessful in point of numbers and in
terest. The latter numbered 1000
or more, and the former, while not
so strong numerically, made up the
difference in uncontined hilarity and
utmost freedom from business cares.